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I had read the book beforehand and the movie stayed extremely true to the book. The pros of this are lovers of the book will be happy but I was hoping the movie would bring a bit more and explore the topics deeper, which I felt it did not do. As such, it felt formulaic. The acting was superb, there is no doubt of that, but when you already know what is going to happen, iti didn't bring much more to the table.

Excellent. No, superb. Granted, it's a little slow moving, especially in the early half of the film and perhaps a little drawn out, but that does not detract from the impact this film had on me. I'll be thinking about this film for a long time. The entire cast was excellent but especially the two leads (Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay) and Joan Allen. In addition, the special features are very interesting, particularly the first one that has interviews with Larson, Tremblay, Allen, writer and screenwriter Emma Donahue, and director Lenny Abrahamson.

It was a very realistic portrayal of the survival experience of someone kept as a sex slave. It was a story of love and survival and I felt like it nailed the real experience which no one else has. A great film even though I would not find it 'entertaining' as much as enlightening.

Fantastic story of a young girl who was kidnapped at 17 and kept in a shed for 7 years. During this time she gives birth to a son and at age 5, she instructs him on how to get out of the shed and get help so they both can escape. The story that follows shows the adjustment it takes for her to return home and for her son to live in a world he didn't even know existed. Ultimately, this story gives a feeling of hope and really is worth the watch.

In my opinion, they did an amazing job with the movie. Of course, some of the details are lost when you compare it to the novel. I feel that from the book the reader has a better sense of Jack's innocence and the severity of their situation. I would definitely recommend this movie to someone who enjoys dramas and highly recommend reading the book first. It's a quick read anyway!

Quotes

Eggsnake's our longest friend and fanciest. Meltedy spoon's the best to eat with because he's more blobbier. Labyrinth is the twistiest and she hides things so I don't know where they are. Toilet's the best at disappearing poo. Lamp's the brightest, except when the power's cut. You're the best at reading and songs and lots, except if you're having a gone day. I'm the best at drawing, and jumping, and growing, and nearly everything!

Jack: Grandma?
Nancy: Yes?
Jack: I need the scissors.
Nancy: What for?
Jack: For cutting my hair.
Nancy: Do you really want to do that?
Jack: I want to send it to Ma.
Nancy: How come?
Jack: She needs my strong more than me, so I want to send it to her, or you could take it to her?
Nancy: I could help you, if you'd like?
Jack: Yes please.

Oh, don't you tell me how to look after my son. I'm sorry that I'm not nice anymore, but you know what? Maybe if your voice saying "be nice" hadn't been in my head, then maybe I wouldn't have helped the guy with the fucking sick dog!

When I was four, I didn't even know about the world, and now me and ma are going to live in it forever and ever until we're dead. This is a street in a city in a country called America, and earth. That's a blue and green planet, always spinning, so I don't know why we don't fall off. Then, there's outer space. And nobody knows where's heaven. Ma and I have decided that because we don't know what we like, we get to try everything. There are so many things out here. And sometimes, it's scary, but that's okay, because it's still just you and me.

There's so much of "place" in the world. There's less time because the time has to be spread extra thin over all the places, like butter. so all the persons say "Hurry up! Let's get going! Pick up the pace! Finish up now!". Ma was in a hurry to go "boing" up to Heaven, but she forgot me. Dumbo Ma! So the aliens threw her back down. CRASH! And broke her.

Pages of quotes in IMDb as:
Jack: I've been in the world 37 hours. I've seen pancakes, and a stairs, and birds, and windows, and hundreds of cars. And clouds, and police, and doctors, and grandma and grandpa. But Ma says they don't live together in the hammock house anymore. Grandma lives there with her friend Leo now. And Grandpa lives far away. I've seen persons with different faces, and bigness, and smells, talking all together. The world's like all TV planets on at the same time, so I don't know which way to look and listen. There's doors and... more doors. And behind all the doors, there's another inside, and another outside. And things happen, happen, HAPPENING. It never stops. Plus, the world's always changing brightness, and hotness. And there's invisible germs floating everywhere. When I was small, I only knew small things. But now I'm five, I know EVERYTHING!